A.M. Roundup: Cuomo will veto LATFOR’s first draft

Good morning! While it’s not noted anywhere on his schedule for the day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City at a meeting of the Democratic Governors Association. He’s speaking on a panel that others paid $50,000 to sit on. Cabinet members continue their statewide tour to spread the Gospel of the Cuomonian budget, while back at the capitol, everyone is still sorting through redistricting lines. And it’s raining. Here are today’s headlines…

The Economist rates Cuomo’s first year: He learnt much about Albany politics at the knee of his father, Mario, a former governor. He is clever and determined. His most noticeable flaw is his arrogance, which he has tried to keep in check, but which slipped out in November when he remarked: “I am the government.” (Economist)

The Time Union says Barack Obama was “absolutely right” to tap Schneiderman to look at the foreclosure crisis. Schneiderman will be appointed today in Washington, D.C. (TU)